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HP launches new security services

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BANGALORE,INDIA: HP today announced a comprehensive security services portfolio to help effectively manage risk, protect critical infrastructure, safeguard the continuity of operations and maintain regulatory compliance.

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According to a release HP is integrating a wide variety of security services from across the company into a unified HP Security, Compliance and Continuity Services portfolio. The portfolio consists of consulting, training and managed security services that leverage a common reference model to reduce complexity and cost for clients.

HP has also introduced two new services in the portfolio: The Cloud Computing Security Assessment and Application Security Center of Excellence (CoE) Services. The portfolio and new services are part of HP Secure Advantage, HP’s portfolio of security products and services, the release added.

The addition of new services and solutions to the HP Secure Advantage portfolio helps customers establish a comprehensive security strategy encompassing key areas of the technology infrastructure – from the data center to desktops and printers – across the enterprise and via the cloud.

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“Businesses and governments need to collaborate easily despite increased governance requirements and the sophistication of malicious attacks. Chief security officers continue to look for one vendor with the breadth to integrate security and make it seamless,” said Nina Lytton, president at the analyst firm Open Systems Advisors. “As a pioneer in information security for over 40 years, HP is well-equipped with its expanded portfolio to enable customers to safeguard their complete domain.”

“Chief security officers are looking to reduce the complexity of securing their entire enterprise as the industry evolves to include new computing models, like cloud, as well as more sophisticated, traditional technologies,” said Kallol Hazra, Director Application Services, HP Enterprise Services, HP India. “HP Secure Advantage simplifies the process, delivering a comprehensive set of product and service solutions while offering a single point of contact to meet an organization’s diverse security needs.”

Portfolio

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The HP Security, Compliance and Continuity Services portfolio addresses all aspects of security in cloud computing and traditional IT environments. These include applications, business continuity, content, data integrity, data center, end points, networks, identity and access management, risk management, and security operations. Each service category is supported by many individual services and capabilities for various types of information security needs.

To reduce complexity and manage costs holistically across these areas, the portfolio uses the HP Information Security Service Management (ISSM) reference model, an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) based architecture. Through this approach, HP is able to align the technology environment to each business’s objectives.

To provide clients with flexibility to meet their security needs, HP offers a range of sourcing options. HP works with clients to design, implement and maintain their own security environment; manage certain security functions for them; or outsource their entire security environment. Based on their organization’s objectives, clients are able to choose their preferred form of service delivery tailored to their individual needs.

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New services in the portfolio

The new Cloud Computing Security Assessment enables HP to help mitigate security risk as clients adopt cloud computing. This assessment joins HP’s existing Cloud Discovery Workshop and HP Cloud Assure. Together these services help companies decide what should be moved to the cloud, as well as assess and address security requirements of private and public clouds. They also provide the means to continue managing cloud security on an ongoing basis.

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HP also has launched the new Application Security Center of Excellence (CoE) Services to prevent security attacks that target web applications. This service includes a workshop and assessment services that help organizations define their strategy and develop a roadmap for implementing an application security program across the application life cycle. Organizations are able to prioritize requirements based on business risk, effectively utilize limited resources, build processes based on best practices, and use the right technology to protect sensitive data from malicious hacker attacks. Additionally HP Software as a Service (SaaS) Project Services for Application Security Center also helps customers rapidly and cost-effectively implement their application security initiatives with a complete solution maintained and managed by HP.

Businesses and Governments

HP’s robust security services portfolio enables industry and government organizations to measure and manage risk, protect information and assets, increase secure collaboration, analyze security threats, overcome vulnerabilities and enable business continuity. HP has implemented and managed some of the largest, most demanding security environments in the world, such as the U.S. Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI).

For governments, HP supports organizations in maintaining cyber security efforts needed for mission success and protecting essential critical infrastructures that support civil society and national defense. The security services portfolio is available under U.S. government contract vehicles, enabling public sector agencies to access the full range of HP cyber security services.

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